Serving Dishes

Serving dishes are often a component of melamine dinnerware, along with plates, saucers, bowls and mugs.

There are two main types of serving dishes. One is a platter, and one is called a tray. A platter is a large dish that is used to serve food on.

Usually, it is large enough to allow food to be arranged on it in a sort of display. In other words, a “vegetable platter” is usually referring to a platter, on which are arranged several types of vegetables in an attractive, articulate fashion.

Platters can be made of plastic, steel, ceramic, or any other study type of material. Some platters are very fancy, while others are just plain and are used in the kitchen every day.

A tray, on the other hand, is a very large, shallow platform that is useful for carrying things. Trays are usually used to carry entire plates of food. For example, if you go to a restaurant, they will usually bring your food out to you on a tray. Once they set the tray down, they will pass out the individual plates of food.

Trays can be made of many different materials, including wood, melamine, sheet iron, brass, silver, and even paper mache. Some trays have handles, while others simply serve as platforms. Trays are generally flat, but have edges on them that are raised. This keeps the contents of the tray from sliding off during use.

There are a few different varieties of trays in use nowadays, including butler’s trays, cafeteria trays, lazy susan trays, surgical trays, seed trays, and TV trays. Trays can be bought at many different retail stores all over the world, or can be ordered online if there is not a store near you that sells them. You can also find older trays in antique stores and other places of that nature.

More information on serving dishes, trays and platters can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platter_(dishware) and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tray.